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The evolution of cognitive skills inequalities by socioeconomic status across Canada
Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020
In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada. We use PISA tests scores over 7 … PISA scores, in reading, maths and science, are large but unwavering. In other words inequality by SES is stable, and …
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Inequalities in education across Canada : lessons for the pandemic
Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020
cognitive skills. In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada using PISA data. We use … PISA tests scores over 7 cycles, from 2000 to 2018, to provide an exhaustive portrait of the evolution of the tests scores … differences in PISA scores, in reading, maths and science, are large but unwavering. In other words inequality by SES is stable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219488
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Measuring the effect of competitive teacher recruitment on student achievement : evidence from Ecuador
Araujo P., Maria Daniela - 2019
In the last decade, several Latin American governments have implemented new teacher recruitment policies based on evaluations of candidates' competency and knowledge so as to raise the quality of their teachers and schools. Since 2007, the Ecuadorian government has required teacher candidates to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012000593
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School curricula, educational trajectories, and labor market outcomes
Arold, Benjamin W. - 2022
Benjamin W. Arold prepared this study while he was working at the Center for Economics of Education at the ifo Institute. The study was completed in March 2022 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the LMU Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical essays that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013342692
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The effects of schooling on cognitive skills : evidence from education expansions
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Checchi, Daniele; Ovidi, Marco - 2023
We quantify the causal effect of schooling on cognitive skills across 21 countries and the full distribution of working-age individuals. We exploit exogenous variation in educational attainment induced by a broad set of institutional reforms affecting different cohorts of individuals in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013499579
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The effects of schooling on cognitive skills : evidence from education expansions
Cappellari, Lorenzo; Checchi, Daniele; Ovidi, Marco - 2022
We quantify the causal effect of schooling on cognitive skills across 21 countries and the full distribution of working-age individuals. We exploit exogenous variation in educational attainment induced by a broad set of institutional reforms affecting different cohorts of individuals in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013467048
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Chapter 55 Schooling in Developing Countries: The Roles of Supply, Demand and Government Policy
Orazem, Peter F.; King, Elizabeth M. - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3475-3559). 2007
discusses measurement and estimation issues involved with empirically testing these models and reviews findings. Governments …
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Improving Educational Outcomes in Slovenia
Eris, Mehmet - 2011
Overall, the education system fares well by international comparison. Slovenia has one of the highest shares of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009689682
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The Effect of Early Childhood Programs on Third-Grade Test Scores : Evidence from Transitional Kindergarten in Michigan
Berne, Jordan S.; Jacob, Brian Aaron; Musaddiq, Tareena; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the U.S. early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of the impact of Michigan's TK program on 3rd grade test scores. Using an augmented regression...
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The Education Challenge in Mexico : Delivering Good Quality Education to All
Guichard, Stéphanie - 2005
The growth of potential GDP in Mexico is not fast enough to narrow the income gap with other OECD countries at a sufficient pace. The persistent weakness in human capital development contributes to this situation. In particular, Mexicans spend comparatively few years in formal education, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445714